jackwilson (True Core Lover): While building this beautiful city, Jamshedji Tata had said ... *
17-02-10 - 03:16:49

jackwilson (True Core Lover): "Be sure to lay wide streets planted with shady trees, every other of a quick growing variety. Be sure that there is plenty of space for lawns and gardens; reserve large areas for football, hockey and parks; earmark areas for Hindu temples, Mohammedan mosques and Christian churches." *
17-02-10 - 03:17:05

jackwilson (True Core Lover): What the city looks like today is a testament to his visionary plans. Jamshedpur is the only city in India without a municipality. The responsibility for its conservation and maintenance is entirely assumed by Tata Steel, very likely a unique situation in the world. *
17-02-10 - 03:17:31

jackwilson (True Core Lover): Legend has it that in the late 1980s when the state government proposed a law to end the Tatas' administration of Jamshedpur and bring the city under a municipality, the local populace rose in protest and defeated the government's proposal. In 2005, a similar proposal was once again put up by lobbying politicians. *
17-02-10 - 03:17:43

jackwilson (True Core Lover): The target audience was the working class. A large majority of this sided with the government and set up protest meetings outside the East-Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner's office. However, the objective was never achieved and Jamshedpur remains without a municipality till date- and the quality services continue. *
17-02-10 - 03:18:02